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Nov12025 by cineverseNo Comments

Tokyo Fest Premiere ‘Double Happiness’ Boards Moebius for Asia-Pacific Sales

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By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety Hong Kong sales company Moebius Entertainment has boarded Taiwanese film “Double Happiness” for international sales across Asia-Pacific territories, following the film’s world premiere at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Joseph Chen-Chieh Hsu, who previously directed “Little Big Women,” helmed the comedy-drama. The cast features Kuan-Ting Liu, known for his work in “A Sun” and “Old Fox,” alongside Jennifer Yu (“In Broad Daylight,” “Sisterhood”) and veteran actress Kuei-mei Yang, whose credits include “Vive L’Amour” and “Eat Drink Man Woman.” Clifford Miu produces the project, which centers on a wedding that descends into chaos when a soon-to-be-married man discovers both of his long-separated parents have independ...

Nov12025 by cineverseNo Comments

Harry Chapin — Cat’s in the Cradle: The Song That Changed Our Lives’ Review: The Story of the Tune That Turned Daddy Issues Into Mythology

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By Owen Gleiberman According To The variety A music documentary built entirely around one song sounds like a precious affair, but it can be a tantalizing one if the song is right. The one-song doc has now emerged as a genre, and in a small way it’s an exciting one. I dug “The Greatest Night in Pop” (2024), about the creation of “We Are the World” (though that was obviously an anomaly of a song), and also “Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song” (2021), which explored how a tune that wasn’t even all that wonderful in the original recorded version could evolve, over time, into a transcendent global hymn. The latest one-song music doc, Rick Korn’s “Harry Chapin — Cat’s in the Cradle: The Song That Changed Our Lives,” feels like it was influenced by the Coh...

Nov12025 by cineverseNo Comments

Roshan Mathew, Arjun Ashokan’s High-Octane Indian Wrestling Spectacle ‘Chatha Pacha’ Unveils Teaser (EXCLUSIVE)

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By Naman Ramachandran According To The varietyIndia’s Reel World Entertainment has unveiled the teaser for “Chatha Pacha: The Ring of Rowdies.” The teaser offers a glimpse into the film’s chaotic world centered on the southern Indian state of Kerala’s WWE-style wrestling culture. Headlined by Roshan Mathew (Busan winner “Paradise”) and Arjun Ashokan (“Bramayugam”), the ensemble cast also features Vishak Nair (“Officer on Duty”) and Ishan Shoukath (“Marco”). First-time director Adhvaith Nayar helms the project, with creative producer Shihan Shoukath leading the charge under the Reel World Entertainment banner alongside Ritesh and Ramesh S. Ramakrishnan. The production has assembled a notable technical crew, including director of photography Anend C. Chandran, action ch...

Oct292025 by cineverseNo Comments

Frankie Muniz Hasn’t Spoken to Hilary Duff in 22 Years, Says Her Mom Interfered in ‘Agent Cody Banks’ Casting and ‘It Pissed Me Off’: ‘I Regret Not’ Staying Friends With Her

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By Zack Sharf According To The variety Frankie Muniz revealed during an episode of “The Joe Vulpis Podcast” last month that he has not spoken to Hilary Duff in the 22 years since they starred in “Agent Cody Banks” together (via People). Muniz blamed Duff’s mother for creating a split between the two young actors after she allegedly interfered in the movie’s casting process and went behind Muniz’s back to get Duff cast as the female lead in the action comedy. Muniz and Duff met as teenagers as their careers took off around the same time, with Duff’s Disney Channel series “Lizzie McGuire” premiering in 2001 and Muniz’s Fox sitcom “Malcom in the Middle” debuting in 2002. Muniz even cameoed as himself on Duff’s series. “We became really, really good friends. We had...

Oct292025 by cineverseNo Comments

Konbini’ Bridges Cultures at Tokyo Gap-Financing Market

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By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety A Spanish director is bringing a distinctly Japanese story to the screen with “Konbini,” a humanistic drama about an elderly man who deliberately shoplifts to get arrested and the convenience store worker who derails his plan. The project, selected for the Tokyo Gap-Financing Market, follows Kisayo, a struggling sound artist working night shifts at a Tokyo convenience store, who thwarts an old man’s blatant attempt to get himself jailed through shoplifting. An unlikely friendship forms between the two, bridging their very different worlds. Director Pedro Collantes (Venice selection “The Art of Return”) was drawn to the material after learning about a disturbing trend in Japan: an increasing number of elderly people committing pet...

Oct282025 by cineverseNo Comments

Tokyo Film Festival Competition Jury President Carlo Chatrian Sounds Alarm on Distribution Crisis

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By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety In a sobering assessment of the current state of independent cinema, Tokyo International Film Festival jury president Carlo Chatrian expressed concern that most of the festival’s competition films lack distribution deals, underscoring the mounting challenges facing arthouse filmmakers worldwide. “I am not sure, but I believe most of the films selected at the festival don’t have distribution, and maybe they will have through other networks, but this is something that makes me sad,” Chatrian told journalists at Tuesday’s jury press conference. “There are so many strong, beautiful films and except for film festivals, there are very few chances for these films to be seen.” The former artistic director of the Locarno Fi...

Oct282025 by cineverseNo Comments

Springsteen’ Leads U.K.-Ireland Box Office as ‘Regretting You’ And ‘Chainsaw Man’ Open Strong

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By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety Disney’s “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” debuted at No. 1 in the U.K. and Ireland with £1.3 million ($1.75 million), according to Comscore. The Bruce Springsteen portrait launched narrowly ahead of Paramount’s “Regretting You,” which opened at No. 2 with $1.71 million, while Sony Pictures’ anime feature “Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc” sliced into No. 3 at $1.4 million. Universal held two slots in the middle of the chart: family title “Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie” eased to No. 4 with $1.1 million for a running total of $4.3 million, and horror sequel “The Black Phone 2” placed No. 5 with $842,806, reaching $3.1 million to date. Further down, Studiocanal’s “I Swear” ranked No. 6 with $792,645, while Warner Bros.’ “One Battl...